Middletown

Historical marker location:

200 West Main Street, Middletown, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) and Elm Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Middle of What?. The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation.

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856: The University of Maryland, College Park, was founded in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College. Today, it is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland and is one of the largest universities in the state.